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December 21, 2011 / Just For Fun
What are the top 10 Christmas songs, EVER! Ask 100 people and you will get 100 answers. Of course, some songs will probably show up on virtually everybody’s list…songs with lyrics like “…it’s Christmas time in the city”, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”, and “…sleep in heavenly peace”. Songs that bring back great memories, son...
November 25, 2011 / Just For Fun
A Carnival of Capitalism---that's the definition of the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday. Black Friday has become as much a part of the holiday season as turkey and visits to Santa. Retailers all over the country open their doors before dawn to lure customers out of bed with the promise of huge discounts on their merchandise. The strategy has created something of a frenzy amongst consumers wit...
November 21, 2011 / Just For Fun
Most of us have celebrated more Thanksgivings than we are willing to admit to...but our bet is that there are still a few things we don't know about this true American holiday! So, here is a list of 10 things You Don't Know About Thanksgiving: Number 10: Only 5% of Americans don't eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Number 9: The only interruption of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred betw...
September 5, 2011 / Just For Fun
Webster defines a vacation as “a respite or a time of respite from something” and most of us have interpreted that to mean going away from home and work to do something we enjoy. That “going away” generally takes some money and some time---time to get to and return from the place we have picked as our vacation destination. But what do you do if you simply do not have the time to go away on...
July 5, 2011 / Just For Fun
Summer is here and it’s time to get creative about things to do in the Borrego heat. Sure, we can swim, sit in front of the air conditioner, apply cold compresses, only leave the house between the hours of 8PM and 7AM, drink fruit slushes and wear wet clothing. But those things are obvious. Let’s push the envelope a little. How about: • Testing the differences in sun screens by applyin...
December 7, 2010 / Just For Fun
There are monuments to virtually everything: hotdogs, corn, top hats, frogs legs. So, I suppose no one should be the least bit surprised to know that there is a monument especially for a liar. Further, finding an official monument to a liar turns out to be a good enough reason to drive across southern California's mountains and deserts for "outsiders", so it might well be worth us locals doing a l...
October 5, 2010 / Just For Fun
What is the most significant technical achievement since the beginning of mankind? At this time of the year, most of us in Borrego would probably vote for the invention of refrigeration! Keeping cool has been a human preoccupation for millennia, but until the 20th century most efforts were ineffective. People tried everything from draping saturated mats in doorways to the installation of water-...
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